LG Corp Cancels Remaining ₩350 Billion in Treasury Shares, Closing Out 2024 Value-Up Pledge
LG Corp (003550.KS), the Seoul-listed holding company of South Korea's LG Group, said on May 22 it will cancel its entire remaining treasury stake — 3,029,581 c
Samsung's 12% Bonus Pact Faces Shareholder Test; KEF Warns ILO of Contagion
A Samsung Electronics shareholder group on Thursday demanded a general-meeting vote on the chipmaker's 12% profit-sharing pact with its union, hours before the Korea Enterprise Federation flew to Geneva to warn the ILO of N-percent pay-share contagion.
Samsung Group Market Cap Tops ₩2,200 Trillion ($1.61 Trillion) as Labor Deal Sparks Record Kospi Surge
Samsung Group's listed market cap pushed past ₩2,200 trillion ($1.61T) as Samsung Electronics jumped 8.51% after a tentative wage deal; Kospi posted record 606-point gain.
Hanmi Semi (042700.KQ) Chairman Adds ₩8B Buy as Q1 Profit Sinks 88%
Hanmi Semiconductor's chairman Kwak Dong-shin will spend an additional ₩8 billion ($5.8 million) of personal funds on company shares on June 16, the same week Q1 2026 operating profit collapsed 87.9% year-on-year.
Samsung Biologics Wage Impasse Lingers After Electronics' 12% Profit-Share Reset
Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940), Korea's largest contract drug manufacturer (CDMO), has not yet matched the wage settlement its memory-chip affiliate concluded
Nomura: KOSPI 11,000; ₩1.94T Flows Into Samsung, SK Hynix
Samsung (005930.KS) Averts Strike; Treasury Deal Sparks Lawsuit
Celltrion (068270.KS) Adds ₩200B to 2026 Buyback as 0.05 Bonus Issue Sets June Listing
Celltrion added a ₩100B treasury buyback plus a ₩100B parent purchase on May 21, lifting 2026 cancellations toward ~₩2T as a 0.05 bonus issue lists 10.92M shares.
Hanwha Lifts Dunamu Stake to 9.84% in $432M Deal Three Months Before Postponed Naver Merger Vote
Hanwha Investment & Securities (003530.KS), the brokerage arm of Korea's Hanwha conglomerate, said on May 20, 2026 its board approved the cash purchase of 1,361
Samsung (005930.KS) Averts 18-Day Strike After Bonus Deal
Samsung Unveils First AI Smart Glasses, Targeting Meta's 73% Lead
Samsung unveiled its first AI smart glasses with Google at I/O 2026, partnering with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker for a fall launch — challenging Meta's 73%
KOSPI Q1 Operating Profit Triples to ₩156 Trillion; Samsung and SK Hynix Drive Over 60% of the Surge
KRX reports KOSPI Q1 2026 operating profit at ₩156.3T (+176%); Samsung-SK Hynix supply 60%+, but ex-chip cohort still posts +44%.